This layout is a CASE of Kim Van De Riet's gorgeous Paint Prints & Wonderful Wings card: Gallery at Splitcoaststampers Here I used The Art of Life hostess set and the double resist technique, also called "Pressing Out the Details" because you use an iron to remove the embossing powder (it's the only time I use an iron any more ). The colors are based on the Fiesta Spectrum Pad. Kim's way of doing the dragonfly is fantastic - it looks so real!
Date: Thursday, May 5, 2005 GMT Views: 1658
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Stamps: Art of Life, Wonderful Wings, All I Have Seen
Paper: Vanilla, black, gable green
Ink: Black Stazon, clear embossing ink, Summer Sun, Marvelous Magenta, Ballet Blue, Taken With Teal, Gable Green, Lavender Lace
Accessories: acetate, clear detail EP, iron, sponges, pastels, vintage brads, two way glue pen, pearl ex (interference blue, green and red, plus spring green and true blue)
Techniques: double resist, pressing out the details
Registered: July 10, 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1637
Fri, May 06, 2005 @ 5:31 PM
Wow! This is gorgeous! I know of the card by Kim Van De Riet and it is just beautiful!. You have done a superb job with this because it is equally gorgeous!
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Registered: October 25, 2004 Location: Southern Oregon Coast Posts: 17641
Fri, May 06, 2005 @ 8:53 PM
That dragonfly certainly does look real! I love how adventuresome you are! Your cards almost alway incorporate a special and very interesting technique!
Registered: May 19, 2004 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 2261
Fri, Mar 17, 2006 @ 8:14 AM
This is SO rich! stunning
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